Key result
Patients with leg-length discrepancy, low back pain, and functional scoliosis may benefit from a shoe lift for minimal symptoms or operative intervention for discrepancies >20 mm.
Population
Patients with leg-length discrepancy (LLD), low back pain, and functional scoliosis
Design
Review
Authors
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May inform management of symptomatic leg-length discrepancy; leaves open need for higher-level evidence on thresholds.
Patients with leg-length discrepancy and functional scoliosis should be evaluated radiographically and managed with shoe lifts or surgery depending on severity.
Sheha et al. (2018) conducted a review in Leg-length discrepancy, functional scoliosis, and low back pain. Shoe lift or operative intervention was evaluated. Patients with leg-length discrepancy, low back pain, and functional scoliosis may benefit from a shoe lift for minimal symptoms or operative intervention for discrepancies >20 mm.
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